○ malcolm x: the ballot or the bullet ○
and in this manner, the organizations will increase in number and in quantity and in quality, and by august, it is then our intention to have a black nationalist convention which will consist of delegates from all over the country who are interested in the political, economic and social philosophy of black nationalism. after these delegates convene, we will hold a seminar; we will hold discussions; we will listen to everyone. we want to hear new ideas and new solutions and new answers. and at that time, if we see fit then to form a black nationalist party, we'll form a black nationalist party. if it's necessary to form a black nationalist army, we'll form a black nationalist army. it'll be the ballot or the bullet. it'll be liberty or it'll be death.
it's time for you and me to stop sitting in this country, letting some cracker senators, northern crackers and southern crackers, sit there in washington, d.c., and come to a conclusion in their mind that you and i are supposed to have civil rights. there's no white man going to tell me anything about my rights. brothers and sisters, always remember, if it doesn't take senators and congressmen and presidential proclamations to give freedom to the white man, it is not necessary for legislation or proclamation or supreme court decisions to give freedom to the black man. you let that white man know, if this is a country of freedom, let it be a country of freedom; and if it's not a country of freedom, change it.
we will work with anybody, anywhere, at any time, who is genuinely interested in tackling the problem head-on, nonviolently as long as the enemy is nonviolent, but violent when the enemy gets violent. we'll work with you on the voter-registration drive, we'll work with you on rent strikes, we'll work with you
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